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The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.

Version 3.2
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Version 3.2

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Small Business Edition is primarily for small business owners who need key data for their business plan or to better understand their potential market. It presents data for a single type of business at a time.

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Regional Analyst Edition is primarily for chambers of commerce and regional planning staff who need a broad portrait of the people and businesses in their service area. It presents data for all sectors of the economy and for a user-defined region made up of one or more areas.

Key Features

  • Easy to use menus and Search tools to select the location you’d like to research and nearly all types of businesses
  • Interactive maps to browse and download data about the selected area and type of businesses
  • A customizable dashboard that includes time series and geographic comparison charts
  • Interactive and downloadable reports (including charts) that can be easily incorporated into your research
  • Optimized for your smartphone or tablet

What's New in Version 3.2

Updated Content:

  • Updated quarterly labor force data (through 1st quarter 2020) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
  • Updated quarterly workforce data (through 4th quarter 2019) from the Quarterly Workforce Indicators program
  • New data on internet access, vehicles available, median age, and others from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

 

New or Revised Features:

  • Automatic hiding of not-available sections of the reports in both editions
  • Other performance and usability improvements

Flyers

View flyers that provide an Overview of the Small Business and Regional Analyst Editions of CBB.

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Feedback

Please email us at census.cofb@census.gov with your feedback on the tool, including what you like about it as well as what changes you’d like to see in future versions.

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